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Weight Watchers at Work kicks off with open house Oct. 12
A new 12-week Weight Watchers at Work series will kick off with an open house Oct. 12 from 11:15 a.m. to noon in the Spartan Room of Thwing Center. This is an opportunity for anyone interested in joining to ask questions and learn more about the nutrition and group support program. Week one of the…
Go on “Seafood Watch” during free cooking demo Oct. 12
This month’s free cooking demonstration will be held Oct. 12 from noon to 1 p.m. in Nord Hall 310. “Seafood Watch” with Bon Appetit Chef Robbie Washington will take on seafood, one of the best sources of good fats, vitamins and minerals. Washington will demonstrate sustainable seafood recipes,…
Schubert Center event to discuss research and juvenile justice reform
The Schubert Center for Child Studies presents “The Bridge to Somewhere: How Research Made Its Way into Juvenile Justice Reform in Ohio.” The event, which will be held Oct. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations room 115, will focus on strategies, challenges and…
Joseph Jankowski discusses CWRU's tech transfer program
Technology transfer – Turning researchers into entrepreneurs CoolCleveland.com: The university’s Technology Transfer Office seeks to make research discoveries accessible and profitable. “In 2010, we received 216 invention disclosures from faculty and medical staff,” explained Joseph Jankowski,…
Bioethicist Insoo Hyun on paying women to donate eggs for research
World's first cloned human embryonic stem cells New Scientist: The world’s first cloned human embryonic stem cells have been created, and researchers were able to pay women to donate their eggs for research. Approaching women who already planned to donate their eggs “was quite creative” because it…
Alumni Association to present awards during Alumni Luncheon Oct. 14
The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University will present awards to alumni and friends during the Alumni Luncheon to be held Friday, Oct. 14, at 11:30 a.m. in Horsburgh Gym. Theodore J. Castele (ADL ’51, MED ’57) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes a graduate…
Colin Drummond highlights promising medical technology spinoffs
Case Western Reserve’s most promising med-tech startups MedCity News: Colin Drummond, director of the Coulter-Case Translational Research Partnership, discusses some of the most promising medical technology spinoff companies from Case Western Reserve University.
Small business growing, but it doesn't feel like it, writes Scott Shane
Small businesses are creating jobs—why doesn’t it feel like it? Forbes: A recent employment index shows that small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in September, equaling a 3.3 percent annualized rate of employment growth at companies with fewer than 20 employees. However, this growth didn’t…
This Supreme Court could be "term of the decade," says Jonathan Adler
Supremely consequential National Review Online: Jonathan Adler, Johan Verheij Professor of Law, penned an article on the opening of the Supreme Court’s new term, saying it “could be the term of the decade — if not also for many more decades to come.”
Scott Shane talks small business and the economy on Bloomberg
Dunkelberg, Shane on small business job growth Bloomberg Television: Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, discusses the impact of small business on the economy and employment on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.”